The size of something is how much space the thing takes. It can also be described as how big or small something is.
Sizes can be measured. When a size is measured, it is given a number.[1] for comparison.
It can be measured with different types of systems, example: the metric system.
Words for sizes
- little
- smaller/little is very small, as in short.
- small means "little"
- very small means "tiny"
- big
- bigger/large is very big, as in long or tall.
- big means "large"
- very big means "huge"
Small and big are opposites. (There are more words for big and little, examples are: gigantic, microscopic, short, tall, etc)
Examples
- Example 1
- The green box is larger in size than the yellow box.
Notes
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